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White as Milk, Red as Blood

White as Milk, Red as Blood

20136.31h 42m

Overview

Like all sixteen-year-olds, Leo prefers the company of friends, motorbike rides and music to school. None of the teachers seem to be able to arouse his interest until the arrival in his class of a young history and philosophy substitute who, with his modern methods, helps him see the world with different eyes. In love with Beatrice, the ethereal girl of his dreams, Leo divides the world by colours. Beatrice is the red of love but he is forced to confront his own beliefs and fears when he discovers that the girl is suffering from leukemia, a disease that he links to white, a symbol of emptiness and loss.

Directed by Giacomo Campiotti
Written by Alessandro D'Avenia, Fabio Bonifacci
Produced by Luca Bernabei, Matilde Bernabei
Box Office0Revenue: $4.2M

Top Cast

Filippo Scicchitano

Filippo Scicchitano

Leo

Gaia Weiss

Gaia Weiss

Beatrice

Aurora Ruffino

Aurora Ruffino

Silvia

Luca Argentero

Luca Argentero

Il professore

Romolo Guerreri

Romolo Guerreri

Niko

Flavio Insinna

Flavio Insinna

Ettore, il padre di Leo

Cecilia Dazzi

Cecilia Dazzi

Angela, la madre di Leo

Eugenio Franceschini

Eugenio Franceschini

Vandalo

Luca Terracciano

Luca Terracciano

Carogna

G

Gabriele Maggio

Proteina

About White as Milk, Red as Blood

White as Milk, Red as Blood is a drama, comedy film released in 2013. Directed by Giacomo Campiotti, it stars Filippo Scicchitano, Gaia Weiss, Aurora Ruffino. Like all sixteen-year-olds, Leo prefers the company of friends, motorbike rides and music to school. None of the teachers seem to be able to arouse his interest until the arrival in his class of a young history and philosophy substitute who, with his modern methods, helps him see the world with different eyes. In love with Beatrice, the ethereal girl of his dreams, Leo divides the world by colours. Beatrice is the red of love but he is forced to confront his own beliefs and fears when he discovers that the girl is suffering from leukemia, a disease that he links to white, a symbol of emptiness and loss.

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